Olympic Gold Medalist Brianna Rollins Suspended

The United States Anti-Doping Agency has suspended U.S. Olympic track and field star Brianna Rollins was banned from competing for one year.

It was revealed that Rollins was unavailable for three drug tests, one of which occurred while she visited the White House to meet former President Barack Obama.

The 25-year-old track and field athlete received the 12-month ban, which lasts until Dec. 19, for neglecting to notify the doping agency of her location for out-of-competition. In addition to the White House visit, the Olympian attended a ‘Brianna Rollins Day’ event in her Florida hometown on one other occasion. In 2016, Rollins was available for eight out-of-competition drug tests and passed both the out-of-competition tests and competition tests that year.

The Olympic track and field star will now miss competing at the World Championships in London this August. Rollins would however keep her Olympic gold medal as her results are only being annulled from the date of her third failed filing, which was in September.

Rollins posted a heartfelt message on Instagram, apologizing to “anyone that I may have let down” as well as her sponsor, Nike. “This is one of the most difficult times in my career, especially after having such a great 2016 season,” she wrote. “All I wanted to do was capitalize on that but God has other plans. I’m not sure what they may be but I’m sure there is a purpose.”